Entry-level engine rating responsible for cleaning, assisting with maintenance and supporting the engine-room team.
Responsibilities
Clean engine-room spaces, machinery and bilges
Assist engineers and motormen with maintenance and overhauls
Handle stores, spares and waste segregation in the engine room
Take part in drills
Qualifications
STCW / Mandatory
STCW III/4 Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch
STCW VI/1 Basic Training (PST, FPFF, EFA, PSSR)
STCW VI/2-1 PSCRB (if assigned to survival craft / rescue boat crew)
STCW VI/6-2 Seafarers with Designated Security Duties
STCW V/2 Crowd Management (passenger ships – if designated on muster list to assist passengers)
Other / Company
Valid PEME / medical fitness certificate (STCW I/9; MLC 2006 Reg 1.2) and ship-specific familiarization (STCW I/14) before assuming duties
Enclosed-space entry awareness